EP 0558983 B1 19980513 - Tripad air bearing magnetic head slider
Title (en)
Tripad air bearing magnetic head slider
Title (de)
Dreiflachluftkissengelagerter Gleitkörper für Magnetkopf
Title (fr)
Patin flottant sur trois coussins d'air pour tête magnétique
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 84671992 A 19920306
- US 92861492 A 19920810
- US 97899192 A 19921119
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0558983A1] A tripad air bearing slider useful in a disk drive is designed with two outer pads that extend from two or more tapered sections at the leading edge of the slider towards the trailing edge. The pads are configured and angled so that a desired lift force is obtained that acts in opposition to a force provided by a spring loaded flexure or load beam. The angles that define the shape of the three pads are formed by simple mechanical cutting, using a diamond cutting wheel, for example, or alternatively by ion milling or reactive ion etching. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G11B 5/60 (2006.01); G11B 21/21 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
G11B 5/6005 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB NL
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0558983 A1 19930908; EP 0558983 B1 19980513; DE 69318445 D1 19980618; DE 69318445 T2 19980903; JP 2561414 B2 19961211; JP H0652645 A 19940225
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 93102316 A 19930215; DE 69318445 T 19930215; JP 4661293 A 19930308